Top Country Songs of 1970 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1969 <-1970-> 1971
Top songs: #1: Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens - #2: Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson - #3: The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley - #4: It's Only Make Believe by Glen Campbell - #5: Honey Come Back by Glen Campbell
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Everything Is Beautiful
#1
04/1970

Everything Is Beautiful
Ray Stevens

from Everything Is Beautiful   Everything Is Beautiful
365 pts
1
US
1
AC
39
ctry
6
UK
[Barnaby 2011]
written by Harold Ragsdale
#2
11/1970

Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson

from Rose Garden   
350 pts
3
US
5
AC
1
ctry
3
UK
[Columbia 4-45252]
written by Joe South
#3
05/1970

The Wonder of You
Elvis Presley

from On Stage - February, 1970   
336 pts
9
US
1
AC
37
ctry
1
UK
live
[RCA Victor 47-9835]
written by Baker Knight
It's Only Make Believe
#4
09/1970

It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell

from The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album   
268 pts
10
US
2
AC
3
ctry
4
UK
[Capitol 2905]
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty
Honey Come Back
#5
01/1970

Honey Come Back
Glen Campbell

from Try a Little Kindness   
236 pts
19
US
4
AC
2
ctry
4
UK
[Capitol 2718]
written by Jimmy Webb
There Goes My Everything
#6
12/1970

There Goes My Everything
Elvis Presley

202 pts
21
US
2
AC
9
ctry
6
UK
US B-side to I Really Don't Want to Know ; charted as I Really Don't Want to Know / There Goes My Everything in US AC and US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Victor 47-9960]
written by Dallas Frazier
#7
10/1970

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
200 pts
11
US
1
AC
56
ctry
9
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9916]
written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell
Snowbird
#8
07/1970

Snowbird
Anne Murray

from This Way Is My Way   
183 pts
8
US
1
AC
10
ctry
23
UK
[Capitol 2738]
written by Gene MacLellan
Help Me Make It Through the Night
#9
12/1970

Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sammi Smith

from Help Me Make It Through the Night   
146 pts
8
US
3
AC
1
ctry


[Mega 0015]
written by Kris Kristofferson
What Is Truth?
#10
04/1970

What Is Truth?
Johnny Cash

139 pts
19
US
4
AC
3
ctry
21
UK
[spoken]
[Columbia 4-45134]
written by Johnny Cash
I've Lost You
#11
08/1970

I've Lost You
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
137 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry
9
UK
charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Alan Blaikley & Ken Howard
Kentucky Rain
#12
02/1970

Kentucky Rain
Elvis Presley

135 pts
16
US
3
AC
31
ctry
21
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9791]
written by Eddie Rabbitt & Dick Heard
Watching Scotty Grow
#13
12/1970

Watching Scotty Grow
Bobby Goldsboro

from We Gotta Start Lovin'   
122 pts
11
US
1
AC
7
ctry


[United Artists 50727]
written by Mac Davis
#14
06/1970

For the Good Times
Ray Price

from For the Good Times   
118 pts
11
US
9
AC
1
ctry


B-side Grazin' In Greener Pastures charted in country charts during 18 weeks
[Columbia 45178]
written by Kris Kristofferson
Amos Moses
#15
10/1970

Amos Moses
Jerry Reed

from Georgia Sunshine   Georgia Sunshine
109 pts
8
US


16
ctry


[RCA 47-9904]
written by Jerry Reed
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
#16
01/1970

Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Joe South

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
100 pts
12
US
3
AC
56
ctry


as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2704]
written by Joe South
#17
12/1970

I Really Don't Want to Know
Elvis Presley

80 pts
21
US
2
AC
23
ctry


hit for Les Paul & Mary Ford in 1954 ; charted as I Really Don't Want to Know / There Goes My Everything in US AC and US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Victor 47-9960]
written by Don Robertson & Howard Barnes
Everything a Man Could Ever Need
#18
07/1970

Everything a Man Could Ever Need
Glen Campbell

from Norwood   
79 pts
52
US
3
AC
5
ctry
32
UK
[Capitol 2843]
written by Mac Davis
Tennessee Bird Walk
#19
02/1970

Tennessee Bird Walk
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

from Birds of a Feather   
78 pts
23
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[Wayside 010]
written by Jack Blanchard
#20
02/1970

Long Lonesome Highway
Michael Parks

from Long Lonesome Highway   
72 pts
20
US
5
AC
41
ctry


[MGM 14104]
written by James Hendricks
If I Were a Carpenter
#21
01/1970

If I Were a Carpenter
Johnny Cash & June Carter

from Hello, I'm Johnny Cash   
57 pts
36
US
9
AC
2
ctry


[Columbia 4-45064]
written by Tim Hardin
Sunday Morning Coming Down
#22
08/1970

Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny Cash

from The Johnny Cash Show   
51 pts
46
US
13
AC
1
ctry


live
[Columbia 4-45211]
written by Kris Kristofferson
#23
02/1970

My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
Marty Robbins

from My Woman, My Woman, My Wife   
49 pts
42
US
23
AC
1
ctry


[Columbia 45091]
written by Marty Robbins
#24
08/1970

The Next Step Is Love
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
49 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry


US B-side to I've Lost You ; charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Paul Evans & Paul Parnes
Flesh and Blood
#25
12/1970

Flesh and Blood
Johnny Cash

from I Walk the Line OST   
45 pts
54
US
19
AC
1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45269]
written by Johnny Cash
#26
08/1970

Angels Don't Lie
Jim Reeves

from Jim Reeves Writes You a Record   
43 pts




4
ctry
32
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9880]
written by Dale Noe
#27
10/1970

Morning
Jim Ed Brown

from Morning   
42 pts
47
US
16
AC
4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9909]
written by Bill Graham [songwriter]
Mississippi
#28
05/1970

Mississippi
John Phillips

from John Phillips (John the Wolfking of L.A.)   
41 pts
32
US
13
AC
58
ctry


[Dunhill/ABC 4236]
written by John Phillips
Oh, Happy Day
#29
04/1970

Oh, Happy Day
Glen Campbell

from Oh Happy Day   
41 pts
40
US
7
AC
25
ctry


[Capitol 2787]
written by traditional & Edwin Hawkins
My Elusive Dreams
#30
02/1970

My Elusive Dreams
Bobby Vinton

from My Elusive Dreams   
37 pts
46
US
7
AC
27
ctry


[Epic 10576]
written by Billy Sherrill & Curly Putman
Hello Darlin'
#31
04/1970

Hello Darlin'
Conway Twitty

from Hello Darlin'   
36 pts
60
US


1
ctry


[Decca 32661]
written by Conway Twitty
#32
01/1970

It's Just a Matter of Time
Sonny James

from It's Just a Matter of Time   
34 pts
87
US
31
AC
1
ctry


[Capitol 2700]
written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone?
#33
03/1970

Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone?
Charley Pride

from Charley Pride's 10th Album   
34 pts
70
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9806]
written by Dave Kirby & Glenn Martin
#34
09/1970

I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me
Charley Pride

from From Me to You   
33 pts
71
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9902]
written by Dallas Frazier & A.L. Owens
Fifteen Years Ago
#35
10/1970

Fifteen Years Ago
Conway Twitty

from Fifteen Years Ago   
31 pts
81
US


1
ctry


[Decca 32742]
written by Raymond Smith
Coal Miner's Daughter
#36
10/1970

Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn

from Coal Miner's Daughter   Coal Miner's Daughter
31 pts
83
US


1
ctry


[Decca 32749]
written by Loretta Lynn
#37
06/1970

Wonder Could I Live There Anymore
Charley Pride

from From Me to You   
30 pts
87
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9855]
written by Bill Rice
The Fightin' Side of Me
#38
02/1970

The Fightin' Side of Me
Merle Haggard

from The Fightin' Side of Me   
29 pts
92
US


1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2719]
written by Merle Haggard
#39
09/1970

Run, Woman, Run
Tammy Wynette

from The First Lady   
29 pts
92
US


1
ctry


[Epic 10653]
written by Ann Booth, Duke Goff & Dan Hoffman
#40
05/1970

He Loves Me All the Way
Tammy Wynette

from Tammy's Touch   
28 pts
97
US


1
ctry


[Epic 10612]
written by Norro Wilson, Carmol Taylor & Billy Sherrill
#41
06/1970

Humphrey the Camel
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

from Birds of a Feather   
27 pts
78
US
34
AC
5
ctry


[Wayside 013]
written by Jack Blanchard
Joshua
#42
12/1970

Joshua
Dolly Parton

from Joshua   
27 pts
108
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9928]
written by Dolly Parton
#43
10/1970

Endlessly
Sonny James

from Empty Arms   
27 pts
108
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 2914]
written by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis
My Love
#44
04/1970

My Love
Sonny James

from My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On   
26 pts
125
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 2782]
written by Tony Hatch
#45
01/1970

Welfare Cadillac
Guy Drake

from Welfare Cadillac   
26 pts
63
US


6
ctry


[Royal American 1]
written by Guy Drake
#46
01/1970

I'll See Him Through
Tammy Wynette

from Tammy's Touch   
25 pts
100
US


2
ctry


[Epic 10571]
written by Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
#47
03/1970

Can You Feel It
Bobby Goldsboro

from Bobby Goldsboro' Greatest Hits   
24 pts
75
US
8
AC
71
ctry


[United Artists 50650]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
Bed of Roses
#48
11/1970

Bed of Roses
The Statler Brothers

from Bed of Rose's   
24 pts
58
US


9
ctry


[Mercury 73141]
written by Harold Reid
#49
11/1970

A Good Year for the Roses
George Jones

from With Love   
23 pts
112
US


2
ctry


[Musicor 1425]
written by Jerry Chesnut
#50
08/1970

All for the Love of Sunshine
Hank Williams Jr.

from All for the Love of Sunshine   
23 pts




1
ctry


with The Mike Curb Congregation
[MGM 14152]
written by Mike Curb, Harley Hatcher & Lalo Schifrin
#51
08/1970

There Must Be More to Love Than This
Jerry Lee Lewis

from There Must Be More to Love Than This   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 73099]
written by Bill Taylor & Laverne Thomas
#52
03/1970

The Pool Shark
Dave Dudley

from The Pool Shark   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 73029]
written by Tom T. Hall
Don't Keep Me Hangin' On
#53
07/1970

Don't Keep Me Hangin' On
Sonny James

from My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Capitol 2834]
written by Sonny James & Carole Smith
#54
04/1970

Whoever Finds This, I Love You
Mac Davis

from Song Painter   
23 pts
53
US
25
AC
43
ctry


[Columbia 4-45117]
written by Mac Davis
#55
10/1970

Sidewalks of Chicago
Merle Haggard

from Hag   
20 pts
108
US


3
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
US B side to I Can't Be Myself
[Capitol 2891]
written by Dave Kirby
I Can't Be Myself
#56
10/1970

I Can't Be Myself
Merle Haggard

from Hag   
20 pts
106
US


3
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Capitol 2891]
written by Merle Haggard
#57
06/1970

Jesus, Take a Hold
Merle Haggard

from Hag   
20 pts
107
US


3
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2838]
written by Merle Haggard
#58
12/1970

Rainin' in My Heart
Hank Williams Jr.

20 pts
108
US


3
ctry


with The Mike Curb Congregation
[MGM 14194]
written by Jerry West & James Moore
The Promised Land
#59
12/1970

The Promised Land
Freddy Weller

from The Promised Land   
20 pts
125
US


3
ctry


[Columbia 4-45276]
written by Chuck Berry
#60
08/1970

The Taker
Waylon Jennings

from The Taker/Tulsa   The Taker/Tulsa
20 pts
94
US


5
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9885]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Shel Silverstein
#61
06/1970

The Kansas City Song
Buck Owens

from The Kansas City Song   
20 pts




2
ctry


as Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
[Capitol 2783]
written by Buck Owens & Red Simpson
#62
02/1970

Once More with Feeling
Jerry Lee Lewis

from She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Smash 2257]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Shel Silverstein
#63
09/1970

Thank God and Greyhound
Roy Clark

from I Never Picked Cotton   
20 pts
90
US


6
ctry


[Dot DOA-17355]
written by Larry Kingston & Ed Nix
#64
10/1970

Where Have All Our Heroes Gone
Bill Anderson

from Where Have All Our Heroes Gone   
19 pts
93
US


6
ctry


[Decca 32744]
written by Bill Anderson & Bob Talbert
#65
11/1970

The Wonders You Perform
Tammy Wynette

from Tammy's Greatest Hits, Volume II   
18 pts
104
US


5
ctry


[Epic 10687]
written by Jerry Chestnut
#66
12/1970

Padre
Marty Robbins

from Greatest Hits 3   
18 pts
113
US


5
ctry


[Columbia 4-45273]
written by Alain Romans & Paul Francis Webster
#67
06/1970

I Never Picked Cotton
Roy Clark

from I Never Picked Cotton   
18 pts
122
US


5
ctry


[Dot 17439]
written by Charlie Williams & Bobby George
#68
06/1970

When a Man Loves a Woman (The Way That I Love You)
Billy Walker

from When a Man Loves a Woman (The Way That I Love You)   
17 pts




3
ctry


[MGM 14134]
written by Bill Eldridge & Gary Stewart
Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
#69
07/1970

Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
Dolly Parton

from The Best of Dolly Parton   The Best of Dolly Parton
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9863]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer] & George Vaughn
She's a Little Bit Country
#70
05/1970

She's a Little Bit Country
George Hamilton IV

from Back Where It's At   
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9829]
written by Harlan Howard
#71
04/1970

I Do My Swinging at Home
David Houston

from Wonders of the Wine   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Epic 10596]
written by Billy Sherrill
#72
04/1970

Heart Over Mind
Mel Tillis

from She'll Be Hanging Around Somewhere   
17 pts




3
ctry


as Mel Tillis and The Statesiders
[Kapp 2086]
written by Mel Tillis
#73
01/1970

That's When She Started to Stop Loving You
Conway Twitty

from To See My Angel Cry   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Decca 32599]
written by Wayne Kemp
#74
08/1970

How I Got to Memphis
Bobby Bare

from This Is Bare Country   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Mercury 73097]
written by Tom T. Hall
#75
10/1970

She Goes Walking Through My Mind
Billy Walker

from I'm Gonna Keep On Lovin' You / She Goes Walking Through My Mind   
17 pts




3
ctry


[MGM 14173]
written by Bill Eldridge, Gary Stewart & Walter Haynes
#76
12/1970

Sing High - Sing Low
Anne Murray

from Straight, Clean and Simple   
16 pts
83
US
21
AC
53
ctry


[Capitol 2988]
written by Brent Titcomb
#77
06/1970

Someday We'll Be Together
Bill Anderson and Jan Howard

from Bill and Jan or Jan and Bill   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 32689]
written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers & Harvey Fuqua
#78
05/1970

If I Ever Fall in Love (With a Honky Tonk Girl)
Faron Young

from Occasional Wife   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Mercury 73065]
written by Tom T. Hall
#79
03/1970

I Know How
Loretta Lynn

from Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 32637]
written by Loretta Lynn
#80
01/1970

Country Girl
Jeannie C. Riley

from Country Girl   
15 pts
106
US


7
ctry


[Plantation 44]
written by Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith
#81
09/1970

Jolie Girl
Marty Robbins

from Greatest Hits 3   
15 pts
108
US


7
ctry


[Columbia 4-45215]
written by Ben Fowler
Guess Who
#82
12/1970

Guess Who
Slim Whitman

from Guess Who   
15 pts
121
US


7
ctry


[United Artists 50731]
written by Jesse Belvin & Jo Ann Belvin
#83
12/1970

Come Sundown
Bobby Bare

from This Is Bare Country   
15 pts
122
US


7
ctry


[Mercury 73148]
written by Kris Kristofferson
#84
05/1970

Long Long Texas Road
Roy Drusky

from I'll Make Amends   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Mercury 73056]
written by Dennis Linde
#85
07/1970

Heaven Everyday
Mel Tillis

from One More Time   
14 pts




5
ctry


as Mel Tillis and The Statesiders
[MGM 14148]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
#86
03/1970

Love Is a Sometimes Thing
Bill Anderson

from Love Is a Sometimes Thing   
14 pts




5
ctry


as Bill Anderson and the Po' Boys
[Decca 32643]
written by Jan Howard
#87
05/1970

I Never Once Stopped Loving You
Connie Smith

from I Never Once Stopped Loving You   
14 pts




5
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9832]
written by Bill Anderson & Jan Howard
#88
10/1970

Goin' Steady
Faron Young

from Step Aside   
14 pts




5
ctry


R [new version]
[Mercury 73112]
written by Faron Young
#89
12/1970

The Sheriff of Boone County
Kenny Price

from The Sherriff of Boone County   
14 pts
119
US


8
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9932]
written by Elson Smith & Frank Marusa
#90
07/1970

I'll Paint You a Song
Mac Davis

from Song Painter   
14 pts
110
US
14
AC
68
ctry


[Columbia 45192]
written by Mac Davis
#91
01/1970

Then She's a Lover
Roy Clark

from The Everlovin' Soul of Roy Clark   
14 pts
94
US
29
AC
31
ctry


[Dot 45-17335]
written by Bobby Russell
#92
11/1970

I Wouldn't Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town)
Buck Owens

from I Wouldn't Live in New York City   
13 pts
110
US


9
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
[Capitol 2947]
written by Buck Owens
#93
04/1970

Street Singer
Merle Haggard

from Introducing My Friends The Strangers   
13 pts
124
US


9
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2778]
written by Roy Nichols & Norm Hamlet
#94
06/1970

You Wanna Give Me a Lift
Loretta Lynn

from Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Decca 32693]
written by Loretta Lynn & Peggy Sue Wells
#95
08/1970

Wonders of the Wine
David Houston

from Wonders of the Wine   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Epic 10643]
written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson & Webber Parrish
#96
02/1970

Occasional Wife
Faron Young

from Occasional Wife   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Mercury 73018]
written by Jim Kandy
#97
10/1970

After Closing Time
Barbara Mandrell & David Houston

from A Perfect Match   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Epic 10656]
written by Billy Sherrill, Danny Wals & Norro Wilson
#98
03/1970

July 12, 1939
Charlie Rich

from The Fabulous Charlie Rich   
12 pts
85
US
39
AC
47
ctry


[Epic 10585]
written by Norro Wilson
#99
03/1970

Stay There til' I Get There
Lynn Anderson

from Stay There 'Til I Get There   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Columbia 4-45101]
written by Glenn Sutton
#100
08/1970

Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Once More   
12 pts




7
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9875]
written by Dolly Parton & Dorothy Jo Hope

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